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Timeline of Grenoble

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Grenoble, France.

Contents

Prior to 11th century

  • 43 BCE - First mention of Cularo
  • 4th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Cularo established.
  • 292 - Gallo-Roman wall of Cularo completed
  • 381 - Cularo becomes Gratianopolis
  • 879 - Grenoble becomes part of the Kingdom of Provence.
  • 902 - First reference of Grenoble Cathedral

    • 11th-17th centuries

  • 1012 - First mention of Saint-Laurent Church
  • 1110 - The son of Count Guigues III of Albon is nicknamed Dauphin (Guigo Delphinus), later Dauphin of France
  • 1219 - September: Grenoble flood 1219.
  • 1337 - Conseil Delphinal (court) founded.
  • 1339 - Gratianopolis becomes Gregnoble
  • 1381 - Construction start of the Tour de l'Isle
  • 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
  • 1453 - Parlement du Dauphiné created.
  • 1539 - Palais du parlement du Dauphiné expanded.
  • 1592 - First Bastille built by Lesdiguières.
  • 1625 - Hôtel de la Première présidence built.
  • 1627 - General Hospital construction begins.
  • 1639 - Construction start of a new wall by François de Bonne de Crequi
  • 1647 - Construction start of Sainte-Marie-d'en-Bas
  • 1675 - End of the construction of the wall by Crequi
  • 1699 - Saint-Louis Church erected

    • 18th century

  • 1772 - Académie Delphinale and Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble founded.
  • 1778 - October: Flood ("déluge de Saint-Crépin").
  • 1788 - 7 June: Social unrest ("Day of the Tiles").
  • 1790 - Grenoble becomes part of the Isère souveraineté.
  • 1793 - Population: 20,019.
  • 1798 - Museum of Grenoble established.

    • 19th century

  • 1810 - Saint Roch Cemetery opened
  • 1836 - Extension of wall by general Haxo
  • 1847 - Bastille rebuilt by general Haxo.
  • 1858 - Chemins de fer du Dauphiné railway begins operating.
  • 1859 - 2 November: Grenoble flood.
  • 1864
  • Grenoble–Montmélian railway begins operating.
  • Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1886 - Population: 52,484.
  • 1892 - FC Grenoble (football club) formed.
  • 1894 - Tram begins operating.(fr)
  • 1899
  • Grenoble Power and Light Company established.
  • Grenoble-Chapareillan tramway begins operating.

    • 20th century

  • 1906 - Opening of the Musée dauphinois
  • 1911 - Population: 77,438.
  • 1925
  • International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism held in Grenoble.
  • Perret tower (Grenoble) erected.
  • 1934 - Grenoble-Bastille cable car begins operating.
  • 1945 - Le Dauphiné libéré newspaper begins publication.
  • 1946 - Population: 102,161.
  • 1956 - First works in Polygone Scientifique
  • 1965 - Hubert Dubedout becomes mayor.
  • 1966 - opening of Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation
  • 1967
  • Palais des Sports (Grenoble) opens.
  • Foundation of the Institut Laue–Langevin
  • Foundation of LETI
  • 1968
  • Gare de Grenoble rebuilt.
  • 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble.
  • 1970 - Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University established.
  • 1973 - Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble.
  • 1976 - Population : 166,037
  • 1982 - Grenoble becomes part of the Rhône-Alpes region.
  • 1983 - Alain Carignon becomes mayor.
  • 1987 - Grenoble tramway begins operating.
  • 1994
  • new building for the Museum of Grenoble
  • European Synchrotron Radiation Facility begins operating.
  • 1995 - Michel Destot becomes mayor.
  • 1997 - Grenoble Foot 38 (football club) formed.
  • 1998
  • Musée de l'Ancien Évêché inaugurated
  • March: Rhône-Alpes regional election, 1998 held.
  • 2000 - Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble again.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Opening of Patinoire Polesud
  • 2004 - March: Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2004 held.
  • 2005 - Launch of téléGrenoble Isère (local television).
  • 2006 - Opening of Minatec.
  • 2008 - Stade des Alpes (stadium) opens.
  • 2011 - Population: 157,424.; opening of Clinatec
  • 2014
  • March: Grenoble municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Éric Piolle becomes mayor.
  • 2015
  • Grenoble-Alpes Métropole established.
  • 110,000 people demonstrate against attacks in Paris
  • December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Grenoble becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

    • References

    Timeline of Grenoble Wikipedia
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